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Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...

were noted for their live performances, which were often experimental and quite different from their pre-recorded work. In addition to studio albums, a large number of recordings of live shows were released, of varying sound quality. A concise history of Throbbing Gristle and COUM Transmissions can be found in Simon Ford's book Wreckers of Civilisation (ISBN 1-901033-60-0). A 25 CD boxed set, TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

, documenting many live Throbbing Gristle performances was released in December 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

. A follow-up to this boxset chronicling the last 10 performances was released as TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

 in January of 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....

. These releases accumulated recordings that had originally been released on cassette-only boxed sets and individually released vinyl albums of official and bootleg status. Long out of circulation, the new releases sparked a renewed interest in the band.

Throbbing Gristle were scheduled to play a live show in May 2004 at the RE~TG festival, but the festival was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, rising costs and scheduling complications. They decided to play anyway and set up a show at The Astoria in London on Sunday May 16th 2004, which was the same day they were to play at RE~TG. The show was free but open only to those who had tickets to RE~TG, whether they had obtained a refund or transferred the ticket to a later concert at All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....

, in December 2004. The show was filmed by the band, and was released as part of the DVD box set TGV
TGV (Throbbing Gristle DVD set)
TGV was a limited edition 7 DVD set of archival footage of Industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Included in this set were some of Throbbing Gristle's live performances as well as rehearsals and short films....

. It was Throbbing Gristle's first live performance in nearly 23 years to the day.

The reformed band (with all four original members) then played a concert in Italy in June 2005 and two concerts at the Volksbühne
Volksbühne
The Volksbühne is a theater in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in what was the GDR's capital....

, Berlin, Germany on December 31, 2005 and January 1, 2006. The first show was a live performance and the second an improvised live soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 to Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...

's film In The Shadow Of The Sun. On December 29, 2005, an exhibition entitled 'Industrial Annual Report' opened at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin-Mitte. It was a major retrospective exhibition of artworks and historical documents produced by Throbbing Gristle, curated by Markus Müller, in collaboration with Cosey Fanni Tutti
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Cosey Fanni Tutti is best known as a performance artist and for her time in Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey....

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Date (Year-Month-Day) Country-Province-City Venue Event Release status
1976-08-21 UK-England-London Air Gallery IRC3; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1976-07-06 UK-England-Winchester Attic Theatre Hat Fair IRC3; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "No Two Ways" on Live Volume 1
1976-10-18 UK-England-London I.C.A. "Prostitution Show" IRC2; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Slug Bait" on The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report is an album by the industrial music group Throbbing Gristle. A combination of live and studio songs, the album was originally released on 12" vinyl in 1977, and later pressed to CD, with additional tracks, in 1991....

; "Industrial Introduction", "Very Friendly", "Dead Ed" on Live Volume 1
1977-02-11 UK-England-High Wycombe Nags Head IRC4; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1977-03-26 UK-England-Brighton Polytechnic IRC5; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Slug Bait", "Maggot Death" on The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report is an album by the industrial music group Throbbing Gristle. A combination of live and studio songs, the album was originally released on 12" vinyl in 1977, and later pressed to CD, with additional tracks, in 1991....

; "Last Exit" on Live Volume 1
1977-05-07 UK-England-Southampton Nuffield Theatre IRC6; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Slug Bait", "Maggot Death" from The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report is an album by the industrial music group Throbbing Gristle. A combination of live and studio songs, the album was originally released on 12" vinyl in 1977, and later pressed to CD, with additional tracks, in 1991....

; "Forced Entry", "National Affront" on Live Volume 1
1977-05-22 UK-England-London Rat Club IRC7; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Maggot Death" from The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report
The Second Annual Report is an album by the industrial music group Throbbing Gristle. A combination of live and studio songs, the album was originally released on 12" vinyl in 1977, and later pressed to CD, with additional tracks, in 1991....

1977-09-29 UK-England-London Highbury Roundhouse IRC8; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; Live at Roundhouse; "Hit by a Rock" and "Blood on the Floor" on D.o.A: The Third and Final Report
D.o.A: The Third and Final Report
D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle is an album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.- Vinyl notes :First 1000 on Industrial enclosed a card calendar with color photo of little girl on bed...

1977-11-11 UK-England-Winchester Art College IRC9; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "A Nod And A Wank", "Feeling Critical" on Live Volume 1
1977-12-17 UK-England-London Rat Club IRC10; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Tesco Disco", "Knife In My Side", "Urge To Kill", "Assume Power Focus" on Live Volume 2
1978-02-28 UK-England-Brighton Polytechnic IRC11; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1978-03-03 UK-England-London Architectural Association IRC12; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1978-05-18 UK-England-London Goldsmith College IRC13; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "IBM", "It's Always The Way", "Hamburger Lady", "D.O.A" on Live Volume 2; "Dead on Arrival" on D.o.A: The Third And Final Report
1978-07-01 UK-England-Wakefield Industrial Training College IRC14; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Mother Spunk", "Cabaret Voltaire" on Live Volume 2
1978-07-06 UK-England-London London Film-Makers' Co-op
London Film-Makers' Co-op
The London Film-makers' Co-op, or LFMC, was a British film-making workshop founded in 1966. It ceased to exist in 1999 when it merged with London Video Arts to form LUX....

IRC15; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "New After Cease To Exit Soundtrack" on Live Volume 1
1978-11-11 UK-England-London Cryptic One Club IRC16; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; Special Treatment; "Introduction", "Whistling Song", "Industrial Muzak", "Weapon Training" on Live Volume 3
1979-01-21 UK-England-London Centro Iberico
Centro Iberico
Centro Iberico was a squatted school in Notting Hill, England, that became a Social centre, a live venue and a studio.Centro Iberico, also known as the Anarchy or Alternative ‘A’ Centre, at 421 Harrow Road alongside the canal, was a former school squatted by Spanish anarchists in the early 80s...

IRC17; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1979-04-12 UK-England-Derby Ajanta Cinema IRC18; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; Thee Psychick Sacrifice, Sacrifice
1979-04-25 UK-England-Sheffield Nowsoc IRC19; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1979-05-19 UK-England-Manchester Factory IRC20; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; Live at the Factory; "See You Are", "Convincing People", "His Arm Was Her Leg", "What A Day" on Live Volume 3; "Five Knuckle Shuffle", "Wall of Sound" on Live Volume 4
1979-05-26 UK-England-Northampton Guildhall IRC21; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Ice Cool Down", "They Make No Say" on Live Volume 3
1979-08-03 UK-England-London Y.M.C.A. IRC22; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1979-12-23 UK-England-London Butlers Wharf IRC24; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Wet Weird & Smeared" on Live Volume 3
1980-02-24 UK-England-Leeds Fan Club IRC25; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

1980-02-29 UK-England-London Scala Cinema IRC26; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; The Kill
1980-03-13 UK-England-London Goldsmiths College IRC29; TG24
TG24
TG24 is a box set by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.-Cassette set:TG24 was originally released as a cassette boxed set in 1980. The set contained the first of Throbbing Gristles 24 shows in addition to two C90 cassettes taken from a Throbbing Gristle radio interview...

; "Russ" on Live Volume 4
1980-03-16 UK-England-Peterborough Oundle School IRC30; TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; "Wall of Sound" on Live Volume 4
1980-06-10 UK-England-Sheffield Sheffield University IRC33; TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; "Introduction", "Punished", "Heathen Earth", "Tortured Smiles", "We Said No" on Live Volume 4
1980-11-07 West Germany-Berlin SO 36 Club TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Funeral in Berlin; Editions... Frankfurt... Berlin...; "An Old Man Smiled", "Trained Condition Of Obedience" on Live Volume 4; Blood Pressure
1980-11-08 West Germany-Berlin SO 36 Club TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Funeral in Berlin; Editions... Frankfurt... Berlin...; "Discipline" on 20 Jazz Funk Greats
20 Jazz Funk Greats
20 Jazz Funk Greats is the third full-length album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle. The track "Still Walking" also appears on the live album Heathen Earth, although with a radically different structure...

1980-11-10 West Germany-Frankfurt Kunsthofschule TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

1980-12-04 UK-England-Manchester Rafters
Rafters (nightclub)
Rafters was a nightclub located in the St James Building in the centre of Manchester, UK. A number of bands played concerts at Rafters in the 1970s and 1980sRob Gretton who went on to become the manager of Joy Division worked at Rafters...

TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Rafters; "Auschwitz", "Devil's Gateway" on Live Volume 4; "Discipline" on 20 Jazz Funk Greats
20 Jazz Funk Greats
20 Jazz Funk Greats is the third full-length album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle. The track "Still Walking" also appears on the live album Heathen Earth, although with a radically different structure...

1980-12-23 UK-England-London Heaven TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Funk Beyond Jazz
1981-02-08 UK-England-London Lyceum TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Once Upon a Time; Destiny
1981-05-22 USA-California-Los Angeles Veterans Auditorium TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Dimensia in Exelsis
1981-05-29 USA-California-San Francisco Kezar Pavilion TG+
TG+
TG+ is a box set by Throbbing Gristle. The 10 CD set contains Throbbing Gristle live performances, all digitally remastered by Chris Carter. The set is a follow up to TG24. These recordings represent the final 10 live TG recordings that were not included in the TG24 release...

; Mission of Dead Souls
Mission of Dead Souls
Mission of Dead Souls is a recording of the final performance of Throbbing Gristle before their initial breakup. The concert took place in San Francisco on May 29, 1981....

2004-05-16 UK-England-London Astoria TGV
TGV (Throbbing Gristle DVD set)
TGV was a limited edition 7 DVD set of archival footage of Industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Included in this set were some of Throbbing Gristle's live performances as well as rehearsals and short films....

2004-12-03 UK-England-Sussex Camber Sands Live December 2004 A Souvenir of Camber Sands
Live December 2004 A Souvenir of Camber Sands
Live December 2004 A Souvenir Of Camber Sands is a live album by Throbbing Gristle released on the night of the performance. The performance and CD are both dedicated to John Balance who died in November 2004. The CD-R set was on sale minutes after Throbbing Gristle finished performing. Leftovers...

2005-06-29 Italy-Turin Traffic Free Festival (2 sets performed) "What a Day", "P.A. Destroyer" from second set on untitled 3" CD
Untitled Throbbing Gristle album
This article is for an untitled live 3" CD by Throbbing Gristle distributed to "Uber Ticket" holders of their 2005 June 29 concert. The Uber Ticker holders were originally scheduled to received an advanced copy of Part Two, however due to the albums date being pushed back and fear of it being...

; "Convincing People" on Brainwaves
Brainwaves (compilation)
Brainwaves is a compilation album put together by Brainwashed.com to commemorate the Brainwaves festival. The album is a 3 CD set, limited to 500 copies and comes with a Brainwaves logo badge...

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2005-12-31 Germany-Berlin Volksbuehne (unreleased)
2006-01-01 Germany-Berlin Volksbuehne In the Shadow of the Sun
In the Shadow of the Sun (Throbbing Gristle album)
-Bibliography:* Ford, Simon . Wreckers of Civilization: The Story of COUM Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle. London: Black Dog.* Peake, Tony . Derek Jarman: A Biography. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press....

 - live soundtrack
(unreleased)
2007-04-29 Austria-Krems Donaufestival (unreleased)
2007-04-30 Austria-Krems Donaufestival In the Shadow of the Sun
In the Shadow of the Sun (Throbbing Gristle album)
-Bibliography:* Ford, Simon . Wreckers of Civilization: The Story of COUM Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle. London: Black Dog.* Peake, Tony . Derek Jarman: A Biography. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press....

 - live soundtrack
(unreleased)
2008-06-06 France-Paris La Villette Sonique 2nd Annual Report re-interpretation (limited release TBA; audience bootlegs already exist)
2009-06-19 Denmark-Copenhagen Statens Museum for Kunst live soundtrack (2 sets performed) soundtrack + concert (unreleased)
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